Sarala Aikanathan - Wetland International, Malaysia

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MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND ALLEVIATING THE IMPACT OF COASTAL AND MARITIME ACTIVITIES

Ms SARALA AIKANATHAN

Director, Wetland International, Malaysia

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Inspiring Success Stories ..

BIO-DATA

SARALA AIKANATHAN

Marine Life Studies

Environmental Consultancy

Biotechnology Programs

e-mail: sarala@pd.jaring.my

EDUCATION

Master of Science (Coastal Management), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. (1989 to 90).

Bachelor of Science, Honours (Ecology), University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. (1983 to 87)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Coral Life Sdn Bhd, Director (Present)

Woodward-Clyde (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Senior Environmental Scientist, 1995 - 1997.

T & T Konsult Sdn Bhd, Divisional Manager, Environmental Planning, 1994 to 1995.

World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia, Senior Scientific Officer, 1988 to 1994.

Asian Wetland Bureau, Assistant Project Officer, 1987 to 1988.

Session 1

Sustainable Development and Management:

sharing the expertise of practitioners in discussing the challenges and advocating sustainability in tourism development, marine environment protection and alleviating the impact of coastal and maritime activities.

Session 3

Succeeding in Marine Ecotourism: featuring proponents of marine ecotourism and initiatives undertaken by both private and public sector and addressing the widespread "green washing" practices that is harming the industry.

Session 2

Policies in Sustainable Tourism: Emphasis on capacity building as the way forward in environment awareness, education and interpretation of marine ecotourism among stakeholders and tourists and a call for national and international collaboration in addressing marine environmental issues.

Session 4

Conservation of Marine Resources: Presenting two successful marine conservation programmes - turtle terrapin rehabilitation programme in Setiu and coral reef protection programme in Sipadan and learning valuable lessons in helping to protect resources for ecotourism activities.